Alzheimer’s Disease: Caring for the Growing Number of Patients

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By Laura Knoy on Friday, December 5, 2008.
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A lot of progress has been made on delaying the serious symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, but there is still no cure. Add the Baby Boom generation growing older and medical breakthroughs helping us live longer, and it’s a perfect storm for caring for men and women with the disease. In part two of our series on Alzheimer's, we'll look at whether we'll be ready to provide assistance for the growing number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease.

Guests

  • Lindsay Brennan, manager of Helpline Services for the Alzheimer’s Association of Massachusetts and New Hampshire
  • Meg Curtis, co-owner of the Stonewall Bed and Breakfast in Hillsboro; she currently cares for her husband, Skip, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2006
  • Keith Shields, Executive Producer for The Exchange; in 2006 his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease

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